Boys' swimming
Swimmer of the Year
Peter Gollands, Chelmsford
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Gollands helped lead Chelmsford to its third straight Division 1 title by finishing the year undefeated in 50 freestyle for the second straight year, and the 100 butterfly. The senior captain also broke a school record in the 50 freestyle that was set in 1981. Gollands is a three-time Merrimack Valley Conference All-Star and a two-time league MVP. Gollands also excels in the classroom, where he is a member of the National Honor Society, a two-time Silver Key winner, and was a two-time participant in the Boston Globe Scholastic Art Show. The senior is also a drummer in a local band, and plays the piano as well. His musical interests include production, mixing, and recording. After a year of postgraduate work, he plans to swim at a Division 1 college with a strong art program. | |
Coach of the Year
Ron Pereira, Framingham
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This is Pereira's second Coach of the Year honor, and he is 25-5 in the last six years. Framingham lost the first meet of the season to Weston and never looked back, finishing atop the Bay State Conference for the fourth time in the last eight years with a 6-1 record, and an undefeated 5-0 in the league. The Flyers also finished third at the South Sectionals and fifth at the state meet. Pereira credits the amazing season to excellent assistant coaching from Dave Bott and senior leadership from Joe Sementelli and Chris Bott. Pereira, a member of the Mass. Swim Coaches Hall of Fame, graduated from Framingham South and Northeastern University. He is also the cross-country coach at Framingham and his daughter's softball travel team in Ashland. Pereira also enjoys golf. | |
The All-Scholastics
Kyle Bartro, St. John's Prep
200 IM, 100 BUTTERFLY |
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The senior cocaptain took home the state championship in the 200 individual medley with a time of 1:58.71, an event in which he holds the school record. He also holds the school record in the 100 butterfly. Batrto was named the co-MVP of the Catholic Conference and is a three-time all-league selection. In his free time he swims at the YMCA for coach Kevin Tyrrell, where he is a two-time YMCA All-American. An honor roll student, Bartro is headed to Connecticut College in the fall. He also enjoys skiing and hiking. | |
Max Butler, Duxbury
100 BACKSTROKE |
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A swimming aficionado, Butler, only a sophomore, set school records in the 100 backstroke and is a member of the record-holding relay team. Max also swims for the Bernal's Gator Swim Club and competed at the NCSA Junior National Championships in Florida. While at the WYCA Aquatic Center in Orlando last month, he swam a personal best of 51.85 in the 100 backstroke, which is also a national reportable time. In his time away from the pool, Butler is an avid fan of classical music. | |
Zach Gauvin, Bishop Stang
100 BREASTSTROKE |
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Gauvin was consistent in the pool, where he won the South Sectional in the 100 breaststroke with a time of 1:01.96, and in the classroom where he has maintained perfect attendance. The two-time team MVP finished second in the 100 breaststroke at states in 1:00.50, the fastest time for an EMass swimmer. he was also a member of the Spartans 200-yard freestyle team that finished third at states. Gauvin is also a member of the football team, for which he earned the Coaches award. He plans to attend Southern Connecticut State University in the fall where he will study sports medicine and swim for the Owls. | |
Sean Geary, Andover
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A three-time All-Scholastic, Geary won his third state championships in the 500 freestyle with a time of 4:35.95 and was a member of the 200 freestyle relay team that also took home a state championship at 1:29.62. Geary also had two second-place finishes at states, in the 200 freestyle and the 400 freestyle relay. The senior captain set the school record in both the 200 and 500 freestyle and is a three-time sectional champion in the 500 freestyle. An honor roll student, Geary will be swimming for Clemson University next fall. He currently also swims for the Magnus Aquatic Group. | |
Luke Henesy, Concord-Carlise
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A self-described die-hard Sox fan, Henesy has had no problem with curses as he set school records in six-dive totals with 279.05 points and 11 with 541.9. He won the Division 2 state championship after winning the North Sectional with his record score of 541.9. A Dual County League All-Star, Henesy went undefeated in the dual meet season despite being only a sophomore and having started diving the year before as he said, ``by accident.'' A high honor student and sophomore class president, Henesy enjoys driving, diving for Charles River Diving, and spending time with his ``awesome'' girlfriend of 14 months. | |
Byron Johnson, Taunton
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The Division 1 state diving champion, Johnson won the 14th Annual Scott H. Pomerleau Memorial high point diving award, awarded to the person who gets the most points in a single dive, which Johnson accomplished with a 70.0. He also set school records in the 6 dives (247.50) and 11 dives (534.50). Johnson finished third at the South Sectionals, and is eligible for All-American recognition and is waiting to hear from USA Swimming. He is undecided on his college plans. | |
Brian Kelly, Weston
50, 100, 200 FREESTYLE |
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Kelly sets his goals high and usually hits them. Headed to Ivy League Brown next year, he capped off his high school career with his fourth Dual County League All-Star selection to go with his high school record in the 100 freestyle. He also helped lead the Wildcats to their sixth consecutive Division 2 state championship by finishing second in the 100 and 200-meter freestyles at states. A two-time All-Scholastic, Kelly is a high honor roll student and plays trumpet in the Youth Philharmonic Orchestra. | |
Michael Langelier, Holliston
200, 500 FREESTYLE |
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Only a junior, Langelier plans to attend the Naval Academy in Annapolis after graduating and is already showing the discipline necessary to make it: three-time team captain, Division 2 state champion in the 200 freestyle with a time of 1:45.23, and nine consecutive terms on the honor roll. Langelier also finished third in the 500 freestyle at states and made the junior national and sectional teams. A self-described ``connoisseur of fine foods,'' he also swims for the Bay and Ocean State Squids. | |
Patrick Reams, BC High
100 BUTTERFLY, 500 FREESTYLE |
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Just reading his list of accomplishments, you would never guess that Reams is only a junior: Division 1 state champion in the 100 butterfly in 50.85 which makes him an automatic All-American, runner-up in the 500 freestyle, South Sectional champion in both the 100 butterfly and the 500 freestyle, Catholic Conference record holder in the 100 butterfly, and a member of the National Honor Society. Reams also swims for the South Shore YMCA Strypers and was named YMCA National All-American as well as a member of the 15-16 boys' NAG Top 16 List in the 100 meter butterfly. | |
Chad Swanson, North Attleboro
100 BUTTERFLY |
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The elder statesman of the swimming Swanson family, Chad was the Division 2 state champion in the 100 butterfly in 52.68 and he finished third in the 200 IM. His contributions to North Attleboro didn't stop there. He was part of the school's South/Central sectional champion 200 medley and 400 free relay teams. The success of the 200 medley team continued t states where North Attleboro won in 1:40.48. At the state meet, North Attleboro finished second behind Weston and at the South/Central sectional it was the same result behind winner BC High. An honor roll student, he is a Junior National qualifier for the Magnus Aquatic Group. Swanson will continue his education at East Carolina University. | |
Corey Swanson, North Attleboro
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As the younger half of the swimming Swansons, Corey won three events at this year's Division 2 state championships as North Attleboro finished second behind Weston. Swanson was first in the 50 free at 21.58, first in the 100 free in 47.01, and was part of the state champion 200 medley team along with his brother Chad. At the South/Central sectionals it was more of the same as Swanson won the 50 and 100 free and North Attleboro finished second behind BC High. A two-time All-Scholastic as a sophomore, Swanson swims with the Magnus Aquatic group. he is also an honor roll student. | |
AJ Vozella, Xaverian
50, 100 FREESTYLE |
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In only his second year swimming, Vozella has propelled himself to the top of the sport as the Division 1 state champion in the 100 freestyle after having made states in every individual event on his first try. He also finished fourth at the state championships in the 50 freestyle after having finished third in both events as a sophomore. Vozella, who swims year round with the Weymouth Club Waves and at the Bay State Games, is a National Honor Society student and is a member of the Student Council. He is interested in attending Bentley or UMass-Amherst next season. | |
The Relays
Weston
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To win a Division 2 state title and not have any individual event winners, you have to be getting some great performances out of your relay team. That's exactly what the Wildcats got from this group despite the fact that they have only one senior. The group of five combined to win the 200-meter freestyle relay in a time of 1:27.59, finish second in the 200 medley relay, and win the 400 freestyle relay with a time of 3:13.74, despite having two sophomores (Bhamla and Wetmore), two juniors (Frankel and Svensson) and a lone senior (Kelly). Their time in the 200-meter freestyle relay was second fastest in state history to help Weston to their 15th state championship in 32 years. Kelly, Wetmore, and Svensson also finished second through fourth in the 100-yard freestyle. The group also earned All-American consideration in the 200-freestyle relay. | |
BC High
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Division 1 state championships are hard to come by, but this group made sure that Reams' win in the 100 butterfly would not be the only victory they'd bring home by beating the next closest competetitor by more than three seconds with a time of 3:16.59 that was good enough to earn the group All-American consideration. Individually, Palmieri finished first at the South Sectionals and third at states in the 200 IM, as well as fifth in the 100 backstroke at states. McDonald placed sixth in the 100 freestyle and seventh in the 50 freestyle at states. Harlin finished eighth in the 50 freestyle at states and is a member of the National Honor Society. Harlin, McDonald, and Reams all swim for the South Shore YMCA Strypers, while Palmieri swims for Bernal's Gator Swim Club. | |
North Attleboro
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You don't finish second at the South/Central sectional amd second at the Divisision 2 state meet without a strong relay team and North Attleboro had one of the best. Led by bothers Corey and Chad Swanson, North Attleboro won the sectional 200 medley race in 1:44.88 and the 400 free relay in 3:21.06. At states, North Attleboro won the 200 medley in 1:40.48, besting the time of Division 1 champion Chelmsford. North Attleboro also took second in the 400 free relay at states. And there's more to the relay team than the Swanson's. Senior Bay Colony All-Stars Matt Bonneau and Mason Hedberg gave North Attleboro an unbeatable combination. Bonneau, an honor roll student, will attend Florida Southern next fall. Hedberg recently won the prestigious Intel Science Talent Search and will attend Brown. | |
